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Performance Measures for Student Success

The North Carolina Community College System Performance Measures for Student Success are Blue Ridge Community College’s major accountability document demonstrating Student Achievement.

This annual performance report is based on data compiled from the previous year and serves to inform the College and its public about its performance on a variety of student success factors. Student achievement is central to the College’s mission and Strategic Plan. The College collaborates with staff at the NC Community College System office to collect, report, and publish this information. Blue Ridge Community College’s Goals and Results are illustrated below.

Important Notes:

  1. Use of “baselines” and “goals” is employed for each measure. The use of consistent, statistically-defined baselines and goals promotes institutional transparency, simplicity, and objectivity.
  2. Based on three years of historical data (if available) for each measure, baselines were set two standard deviations below the system mean, and the goals were set one standard deviation above the system mean.

Beginning with the 2022 data, all results are shown as an index score.

2023

StandardA. Basic Skills Progress B. College ENG SuccessC. College Math SuccessD. First Year
Progression
E. Curriculum
Completion
F. Licensure
Pass Rate Index
G. Transfer
Performance
2023 Goal1.2411.1441.1941.0671.0861.0691.036
Baseline0.5270.7230.6260.8740.850.8060.871
System Average1.0031.0041.0051.0031.0070.9820.981
BRCC 20231.0940.820.8810.9090.9811.0270.996

2022

StandardA. Basic Skills Progress B. College ENG SuccessC. College Math SuccessD. First Year
Progression
E. Curriculum
Completion
F. Licensure
Pass Rate Index
G. Transfer
Performance
2022 Goal1.3481.1471.1921.0691.0941.0731.024
Baseline0.2830.7470.6620.8720.8530.8000.922
System Average0.9931.0141.0161.0031.0140.9820.990
BRCC 20221.1070.9170.9970.9911.0531.0811.014

2021

StandardA. Basic Skills Progress B. College ENG SuccessC. College Math SuccessD. First Year
Progression
E. Curriculum
Completion
F. Licensure
Pass Rate Index
G. Transfer
Performance
2021 Goal42.5%70.4%54.5%71.8%61.3%1.0991.1%
Baseline15.7%47.1%29.9%56.8%43.1%.75 79.4%
System Average33.5%62.6%46.3%66.8%55.3%.9887.2%
BRCC 202140.5%59.6%45.3%60.4%49.9%1.0382.7%

2020

StandardA. Basic Skills Progress B. College ENG SuccessC. College Math SuccessD. First Year
Progression
E. Curriculum
Completion
F. Licensure
Pass Rate Index
G. Transfer
Performance
Goal50.6%66.6%46.2%71.9%52.7%1.0789.4%
Baseline24.2%40.1%19.5%56.6%34.1%.79 74.4%
Average45.1%60.6%42.7%70.3%53.4%.9885.4%
BRCC 202047.6%56.9%42.8%65.0%44.8%1.0389.0%

The annual performance report can be accessed at the link below. The reports are filled with comprehensive information about the development of the measures and the performance of each community college in the System.

2021 Performance Measures for Student Success Report

 

National Student Clearinghouse Achievement Data

The National Student Clearinghouse Report draws on the Clearinghouse’s national coverage of enrollment and awarded educational credentials to explore the six-year outcomes of a cohort of first-time-in-college degree-seeking students, who started in the Fall semester.

This report draws on the National Student Clearinghouse’s national coverage of enrollment and awarded education credentials to explore the six-year outcomes of a cohort of first-time-in-college degree-seeking students.

Percentage of First‐Time‐In‐College Degree‐Seeking Students That Started in the Fall Semester and Graduated Within 6 Years from Any College or University Reporting To the National Student Clearinghouse or Are Still Enrolled At Any College or University Reporting To the National Student Clearinghouse

Average2011
Cohort
2012
Cohort
2013
Cohort
North Carolina Community College Average56%54%55%
Achieving the Dream School Average56%57%58%
Blue Ridge Community College51%52%56%